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Archives for: February 2005
World's First Public Health Treaty
The world's first public health treaty becomes international law today in 40 countries and will take effect in an additional 17 countries in the near future. The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC, resolution WHA56.1), aims to reduce tobacco consumption worldwide, thereby decreasing the health and economic impacts of tobacco products.
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Status of the World's Women
Dressed entirely in black and wearing a black hijab, Nancy Rubin, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1997-2000), began her talk on the status of the world's women with a rather bleak overview of a global landscape which still marginalizes half the world's population.
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Advice for U.S. Secretary of State Rice
Published by Renee |
21 February 05
07:57:42 pm Categories: News, North America, Latin America, United States
The alma mater of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, hosted a two-hour forum last Thursday, 17 Feb 2005, with the purpose of exploring "What recommendations can we offer to Dr. Condi Rice on economic development, global health, and security issues?"
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Burundi Constitutional Referendum Scheduled
After enduring more than a decade of civil war and the postponement of a constitutional referendum three times in 2004, Burundians will soon decide whether to adopt a new constitution.
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